Meet Your Hosts | Rosecliffe Farm Cottages

Family standing in the rolling green hills at Rosecliffe Farm Cottages.

Hi, we’re the Rayners

A wise friend once told us, “What’s meant for you won’t miss you”, and that’s exactly how we came to call Rosecliffe home.

We’re Jared and Simone, and we spent the first half of our lives in Sydney. Shortly after becoming a couple, we both knew city life was never for us. Within six months of falling in love, we’d bought a caravan and set off around Australia, spending the next 10 years with a nomadic spirit in our stride.

Farm life runs through both of our fathers’ family lines, and we’d always talked about buying land, growing food, keeping animals and raising our children outdoors and connected to the earth. And here we are, doing all of those things and so much more.

After arriving on the Sunshine Coast and spending a few months here, we knew it was home. It truly offers everything: hinterland, coastline, creeks, easy access to fresh local organic food, home school activities for our children, a sub-tropical climate, and it’s not too far from our roots to visit family.

Couple wearing hats standing beside a fence overlooking the rolling hills at Rosecliffe Farm Cottages.

Couple holding hands while enjoying scenic hilltop views at Rosecliffe Farm Cottages.

We first came to Rosecliffe as onsite farm sitters for the previous owners, who weren’t living on the property at the time. Only weeks in, we had fallen in love with the land, the view, the animals and the peaceful nature the farm exudes. Within a few months we had signed a contract to become the next owners of Rosecliffe. And in true alignment, on the day we signed, the windmill, which had been clipped shut for years, spontaneously started turning again. It was meant to be.

Day to day, the farm is always lively, with plenty of tinkering and tending to the land, animals and accommodations, and it’s always a family effort. Our children are very much part of daily farm life, building valuable life skills along the way.

With Jared’s skills as a plumber and builder, Simone’s list of requests around the farm is always growing! Simone’s background as a Registered Nurse comes in handy whenever one of our animals needs a little extra TLC. Together, we run the farm and love being so involved in everyday life here at Rosecliffe.

We have big visions for large gardens and endless fruit trees, raising our own animals for food, and continuing to be as sustainable as we can to care for this beautiful land we call home.